Could someone please help me!!!!
I bought this power supply
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Certified)
To power (1) Antminer S3 and possibly overclock it.
I've been hearing that the PCI-E connections are daisy chained and It can't handle the antminer.. could someone please confirm this?
I want to buy another Antminer s3... Should I
A) Buy another 500-600W PSU?
B) Return the EVGA 500W and buy a EVGA 1000W G2?
Please help me as I have no idea wtf is going on.
It seems that the PCIe power connectors of the EVGA 500W 80 Plus (see pictures in your linked site) are indeed daisy-chained or cascaded and presumably in a parallel configuration (2 power connectors on a single harness). It looks like a similar configuration with the Corsair CX500M (modular version) and I can affirm that the cable/wires got hot pretty quickly. However, why don't you test it first and see if the wires get hot. Perhaps, they're wired differently. Who knows?
Why didn't you just get the CX500 (non-modular version) instead. It has been battle-tested by so many users already, OC or not. In fact, the CX500 is 80 Plus "Bronze" rated is more efficient than the EVGA 500W with only a regular "80 Plus" rating.
Couldn't I just buy 2 cx600 or cx750 ? Would be cheaper than a 1300w evga
Of course you can and yes it/they would be. Buy two CX600 or two CX500 - whichever is on sale or has a rebate. Newegg is a very good source as I'm sure you already know.
Perhaps what's bothering people a bit is you're asking questions that could easily be answered by reading backwards through this discussion thread. It's an "asked and answered, you're getting on my nerves" kind of thing. That's what someone most likely meant when posting a photo with "search" circled. If you're in college and haven't learned how to do research already, you'll have to learn or you're not going to do very well in college (or life).
Either the CX600 or CX500 are good choices for S3's, stock clocks or overclocked. I run both types. Stay away from the CX___M (modular) version as they have one cable with two pci-e heads on it and that is _not_ what you want.
Good luck... READ... RESEARCH... the answers are out there, and if they're not and after you've researched for a few hours, then ask. You'll get more cheerful and helpful answers.
